Tag: technology
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Ethereum Developers Complete Merge Shadow Fork Successfully Without “Client Incompatibility Issues”
The Merge is anticipated to be implemented next week, or roughly four days from now, and Ethereum will switch from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). Before the Paris upgrade, the 13th and final shadow fork was successfully coded, according to Ethereum developers. Ethereum’s 13th and Last Shadow Fork Is Complete Social media was a hive…
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Blockchain Expo North America: XcelTrip The First Decentralized Travel Ecosystem Launched
John L, San Jose, CA November 29, 2017 XcelTrip is an innovative travel company one of the first self-funded blockchain driven startups without an ICO. Since the launch on November 11, 2017, they have already crossed more than 2400 hotel properties in Asia and Latin America till today. XcelTrip currently has over 4700 IMP’s (Independent…
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Blockchain top business disrupter in 2018 – Dimension Data
Blockchain is the technology with the greatest potential to disrupt and reshape digital business in 2018, according to Dimension Data. The global technology company named distributed ledgers as top disrupter, ahead of AI, machine learning, robotics and VR/AR, and said that businesses that have not started the digital investment cycle are at “high risk of…
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100 Diplomas: MIT Issues Graduate Certificates on a Blockchain App
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has used bitcoin’s blockchain to issue digital diplomas to over 100 graduates as a part of a pilot project. In an announcement, MIT explained the certificates were issued through an app called Blockcerts Wallet, which allows graduates to securely share a “verifiable” and “tamper-proof” digital version of their diplomas with…
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Blockstream Is Using Satellites to Beam Bitcoin Down to Earth
Sounds fantastical? Maybe, but Blockstream swears it isn’t as crazy as it sounds. Today, the bitcoin infrastructure company is launching Blockstream Satellite, an ambitious attempt to use leased satellites to beam bitcoin nearly anywhere in the world. Now in beta, bitcoin users in Africa, Europe, South America and North America can already use the satellites to download…
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Blythe Masters Tells Banks the Blockchain Changes Everything
The banker who helped give the world credit-default swaps wants to upend finance again—this time with the code that powers bitcoin. Blythe Masters, here with her dogs in her Manhattan townhouse, left JPMorgan last year and has become CEO of a software startup. Photographer: Guzman/Bloomberg Markets by Edward Robinson and Matthew Leising August 31, 2015,…
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How Blockstack Uses Bitcoin as the Base for Their Decentralized App Ecosystem
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Blockstack is a new ecosystem of decentralized applications (dapps), which allow users to store their own data locally and connect with one another in a direct, encrypted manner. On the latest episode of “The Bitcoin Game,” Blockstack Co-founder Ryan Shea explained how this new ecosystem of dapps works and why it’s important. “We’re taking a…
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Keep an Eye on Hangzhou: A Growing Hub for Blockchain Development
With the successful conclusion of a Global Blockchain Summit on April 28, the city of Hangzhou in China has established itself as a rising center of blockchain technology. The conference opened with remarks from Canada’s Don Tapscott, known in China as the godfather of digital economy, who beamed into the conference via video. Vitalik Buterin,…
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The Republic of Mauritius’s Regulatory Sandbox Could Attract Blockchain Startups
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in Bitcoin, Community, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Exchange, Featured, Guide, Highlights, Market, NewsAs part of their 2016–2017 budget, the Republic of Mauritius, which is an island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa, included regulatory sandbox legislation that can be used by blockchain technology companies to develop and commercialize their applications in the country with access to the African and Indian markets. In an effort to learn…
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Altcoins Steal the Spotlight as Bitcoin Reaches New Highs
Bitcoin, the world’s leading digital currency, has started the new month by surpassing $1,500 per coin to reach a new all-time high. Bitcoin managed to keep its positive momentum after rallying in April to peak at $1,441.39following the news that Japan has officially recognized bitcoin as a legal payment method and that Russia’s lawmakers are…